U.S. Diplomatic Missions: Background and Issues on Chief of Mission (COM) Authority

Abstract

The statutory basis for COM authority and responsibilities is the Foreign Service Act of 1980, as amended (FSA 1980; P.L. 96-465), which states that the COM has full responsibility for the direction, coordination, and supervision of all Government executive branch employees in that countries, with some exceptions; and for keeping fully and currently informed about all government activities and operations within that country. COM authority is also conferred by other sources of legal authority, which include executive orders and other presidential directives and State Department regulations, some of which provide more extensive authority than the FSA 1980.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Mar 10, 2014
Accession Number
AD1169967

Entities

People

  • Matthew Weed
  • Nina M. Serafino

Organizations

  • Library of Congress

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Human Systems

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Combatant Commanders
  • Congress
  • Department Of Defense
  • Department Of State
  • Foreign Policy
  • Foreign Relations
  • Interagency Coordination
  • International Organizations
  • Law
  • Military Personnel
  • Military Science
  • National Security
  • Personnel Management
  • Public Administration
  • Second World War
  • Unified Combatant Commands
  • United States Central Command
  • United States Government
  • Warfare

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